US2006167750A1PendingUtilityA1

Discount system for installment of trade articles and method for the same

Assignee: YU MING-YUPriority: Jan 25, 2005Filed: Jun 17, 2005Published: Jul 27, 2006
Est. expiryJan 25, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ming Yu
G06Q 30/02G06Q 30/0235
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Abstract

A discount system for installment of trade articles and its method is proposed in the present invention. The discount system provides at least a first trade article and a second trade article. When the second consuming end purchases the second trade article after the first consuming end purchases the first trade article, an accumulative value is added by one to record the number of people who purchase the second trade articles. After that, a processing unit calculates a discount price according to the accumulative value so that the installment payment of the first consuming end is reduced correspondingly. Thereby, the profit of marketing the trade articles for the second consuming end is transferred partially to the first consuming end. In this way, the present invention can attract more consumers to purchase the articles.

Claims

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1 . A discount method for installment of trade articles, comprising: 
 providing at least a first product for at least a first consumer's purchasing;    calculating an accumulative value when at least a second consumer purchases at least a second product;    calculating a discount price according to the accumulative value; and    reducing an installment payment of the first consumer according to the discount price.    
     
     
         2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 employing a web page to provide information related to the first product and the second product.    
     
     
         3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein  
       
         
           
             
               
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         4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the  
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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                   interest 
                 
               
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       wherein the interest is decreased each time when the installment payment is paid.  
     
     
         5 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the  
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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       wherein the interest is decreased each time when the installment payment is paid.  
     
     
         6 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the  
       
         
           
             
               
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                     intallments 
                   
                 
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         7 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the  
       
         
           
             
               
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                 installment 
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                 payment 
               
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         8 . A discount system for installment of trade articles, comprising: 
 at least a first product;    at least a second product;    at least a first consumer;    at least a second consumer;    an accumulative value; and    a processor;    wherein, when the first consumer purchases the first product and the second consumer purchases the second product, the accumulative value is increased to represent a total number of people who have purchased the second product, the processor calculates a discount price according to the accumulative value so as to reduce an installment payment of the first consumer.    
     
     
         9 . The system as claimed in  claim 8 , further comprising a transaction server for providing the first product and the second product.  
     
     
         10 . The system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the second consumer is invited by the first consumer.  
     
     
         11 . The system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the second consumer is not invited by the first consumer.  
     
     
         12 . The system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the first product is the same as the second product.  
     
     
         13 . The system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the first product and the second product are provided by different enterprises.  
     
     
         14 . The system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the processor uses a simple-interest method or a compound-interest method to calculate the discount price according to the installment payment.  
     
     
         15 . The system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the processor uses a simple-interest method or a compound-interest method to calculate the discount price according to a price of the first product.

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